Folding furniture



Sept. 1b', 1929.' S J,SCHU1 DT 1,728,009 I FOLDING FURNI TURE Filed Aug.5. 1927 "l gir'- 5 vwcm to@ Patented Sept. l0, 1929-.

UNITED STATES SOPHIE J. soHULnT, or JERSEY `crm', NEW Jamster.y

FOLDING EUENI'TUEE;

Application led August 5, 1927. Serial No. 210,736.

This invention relates to folding furniture.

In many small apartments and the like, screens as well as tables areessential, the screen being employed in many instances to shield thecooking quarters from the dining quarters, and because of the restrictedspace it becomes essential to limit the household furnishings to aminimum and ut1- lize each piece of furniture for as many purposes aspossible. c

The general object of this invention is to provide a combination tableand'screen with a View to conserving space, which de vice is simple inconstruction, attractive in appearance whether serving as a table orscreen, and which is so designed as to en.- able it to be folded intocompact form when not in use.

Other objects and advantages ot the invention will become apparent fromthe following description, taken in connection with theaccompanying'drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of oneform of the device adjusted to serve as a table;

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the devicey adjusted'to serve as ascreen; Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the device as viewed from therear in Figure 2; Figure 4 is a fragmental view of the device as itappears when collapsed for storage and viewed from that side to whichthe legs are attached; Figure 5 is an edge elevation of the device asviewed from the right in Figure 4; Figure 6 is a transverse sectionalview taken on line 6-'6 of Figure 4; Figure 7 is an enlarged sectionalview taken through one of the double acting hinges at right angles tothe joints thereof; and Figure 8 is a modified form of the device inwhich the folding sections are of equalsize and are adapted to assume aslightly ydifferent relation to each other than the foldable sections ofthe device shown in Figures 1 to 7 inclusive.

Referring to Figures 1 to 7 inclusive, the numeral 10 indicates a middlesection, the back of which as shown in Figure 3 is provided with anintermediate separator strip or rib 11 which divides the middle sectioninto two substantially equal areas, thus giv` ing the eiiect of twopanels or two intermediate sections instead ofone. (This section 10 isof a convenient size to beused To each ofthe parallel longitudinaledgesy or margins roflthe middle section 1O -fis`y hinged a leaf or wingsection 13, having substantially the area of one-half of the middlesection, the hinges 14 being preferably `of a well known double actingtype which will permit the wing sections 13 to be folded into theirpositions shown in Figures l, 4, 5 and 6, parallel to and at one side ofthe main section 10," ormoved from such folded positions to theirrespective extended` positions at an angleto the main section 10,

as shown in Figure 2 when it is desired to use the device as a screen. u

Hingedfto each of the ywing sectionsy 13,

adjacent their respective points; of hinged connection with the mainsection 10, areffolding legsl provided with folding braces 16 of anysuitable type which are adapted to* be extended when 1 the legs aremoved' to table supporting positions, as shown in Figure-1, andwhichareadapted 'to fold up about their, respectiveintermediate pivotalpoints 17 Whenthe legs are collapsed,fas shown most clearly in Figures2' and 4.

When the device is employedas a table, as

tions with respect to the middle section 10 by a pair of bolts 18slidably` connected to shown in Figure l, or when it is collapsed n forstorage, kas shown in Figure 4, the wing f sections 13 are locked intheir folded posii one of the wing sections 13 by yokes 19 and adaptedto be moved in under-corresponding yokes 19 carried by the other wingsection 13. These bolts form effective means for securing the wingsections 13 in their respective folded positions, and are of such anature that they may be readily moved to unlock the wing sections whenit is desired to extend them to their respective screen ico formingpositions, as shown in Figures 2 and Referring to Figure 8, the deviceshown therein is made up of a middle section and a pair of wing sections13', all of Which sections are of the same area and are adapted to befolded intov a Ystacked relation when the device is to be used as atable or When such device is to be storedv away. This modified form ofthedevice further differs from the device shown in Figures 1 to 7inelusive in that thev legs 15 are all hinged to one section, this beingthe lowermost section 13 as shown in Figure 8. The legs 15 are carriedat kthe respective corners of the section 13 `to which lthey arehinged,and are held in theirl extended positions by folding braces 16 of thetype described in connection with the device shown in Figure 1 to'7inclusive, whereby they may be readily folded down upon the wing section13 to which they are connected, when it is desired to store the deviceor when it is desired to move the sections 13 to their extended posiftions, corresponding to the extended posi tions ofthe sections 13 shownin Figure 2. As in the form of the invention shown in Figures 1 to 7inclusive, the hinges 14',

which are employed to connect the sections 13 .to themiddle section 10',are preferably of the type which will permit `the sections 13 to befolded to either one side or `the other of the middle section 10 asdesired, when the device is placed on end and lemployed as a screen.

It Will be -understoodvthat changes and modifications may be made in theconstructions shown and above particularly described y withoutdepartingfrom the spirit of the in- 40k vention or the scope of the followingclaim. What is claimed is: A combination yscreen and table comprising amain table top section having'two parallel side edges, a leaf sectionhinged to leach of said side edges, a rib on the underside and centrallydisposed of said main section, each .of said leaf sections adapted tovswing on their respective hinges to a position beneath said main sectionand contacting said rib, means to lock said leaf sections in saidposition, and legs pivoted to said leaf .sections and adapted tosupport'said leaf sections and said main top section in said position. f

In testimony whereof, I have affixed my signature to this specification.

SOPHIE J. SCHULDT.

